HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 钩 gōu — to hook; to catch with a hook; to snag
- 钱财 qiáncái — wealth; money; financial assets
- 钻石 zuànshí — diamond (the gemstone); diamond (shape in cards)
- 钻研 zuānyán — to study meticulously; to delve into (a subject or problem)
- 钻空子 zuānkòngzi — to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage (esp. to do something improper)
- 铁 tiě — iron (the metal)
- 铭记 míngjì — to engrave in one's memory; to remember deeply
- 铲 chǎn — to scrape or level the ground with a spade; to shovel
- 银幕 yínmù — movie screen; (figuratively) the silver screen/cinema
- 铸造 zhùzào — to cast (pour molten metal into a mold); to foundry
- 铺路 pūlù — to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road
- 销 xiāo — to sell (often in compounds: 销售)
- 销毁 xiāohuǐ — to destroy (by melting, burning, shredding); to obliterate (documents, data, evidence)
- 锁定 suǒdìng — to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place
- 锄 chú — a hoe (tool)
- 锈 xiù — rust (oxide on metal); (note: this entry is a variant form)
- 锋利 fēnglì — sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point
- 错位 cuòwèi — to be wrongly positioned; to be dislocated; (medical) malposition
- 错别字 cuòbiézì — incorrectly written characters; typos (characters written or chosen wrongly)
- 错综复杂 cuòzōngfùzá — tangled and complicated; intricate (idiom)
- 错觉 cuòjué — misconception; illusion; misperception
- 锡纸 xīzhǐ — tinfoil; aluminum foil
- 锤 chuí — hammer; (also) weight used on a steelyard or balance
- 锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā — lit. to add flowers to brocade; fig. to add extra splendor, to provide the crowning touch; (derog.) to benefit someone who is already well off
- 锦旗 jǐnqí — silk banner (presented as an award or token of appreciation)
- 锲而不舍 qièérbùshě — to chip away at a task and not abandon it; to persevere; unflagging efforts
- 镇定 zhèndìng — calm; unperturbed; composed
- 镇静 zhènjìng — calm; cool; composed
- 镶 xiāng — to inlay; to embed (e.g., gems, metal into a surface)
- 镶嵌 xiāngqiàn — to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); to mosaic/tile (with small pieces)
- 长征 chángzhēng — the Long March — the 1934–1935 strategic retreat and march of the Chinese Red Army
- 长效 chángxiào — effective over an extended period; long‑lasting
- 长期以来 chángqīyǐlái — for a long time; for a long period
- 长相 zhǎngxiàng — appearance; looks; facial features
- 长足 chángzú — considerable; substantial; marked (progress, improvement, development)
- 门槛 ménkǎn — doorstep; sill; threshold (the raised strip at the bottom of a doorway)
- 门路 ménlù — a way or method of doing something; a possible avenue or approach
- 闪烁 shǎnshuò — to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker (of light)
- 问世 wènshì — to be published; to come out (of a book, product, etc.)
- 问候 wènhòu — to send one's regards; to give one's respects; to convey greetings
- 闲置 xiánzhì — to leave something unused; to let something lie idle
- 闲话 xiánhuà — casual conversation; chat; gossip
- 间断 jiànduàn — disconnected; interrupted; suspended; having gaps or breaks
- 间歇 jiànxiē — to stop in the middle of something; to cease temporarily
- 间谍 jiàndié — spy; person who secretly gathers intelligence for a government or organization
- 间隙 jiànxì — interval; gap; clearance (space or time between two things)
- 闷 mēn — stuffy; airless (feeling of poor ventilation)
- 闷热 mēnrè — hot and stuffy; stifling
- 闸 zhá — sluice gate; floodgate; lock (on a waterway); brake (archaic)
- 闹事 nàoshì — to cause trouble; to create a disturbance
- 闺女 guīnü — (colloquial) daughter (one's own)
- 阀门 fámén — valve (mechanical device for controlling flow of liquids or gases)
- 阁楼 gélóu — garret; loft; attic
- 阅历 yuèlì — experience (life experience, background)
- 阅览 yuèlǎn — to read; to consult (a book or document)
- 阎王 yánwang — Yama; the King of Hell in Buddhism (ruler of the underworld who judges the dead)
- 阐述 chǎnshù — to expound; to elaborate on a topic or position
- 阐释 chǎnshì — to explain; to expound; to interpret
- 阔绰 kuòchuò — extravagant; liberal with money; ostentatiously well-off
- 队形 duìxíng — formation; arrangement of people (e.g. military, marching, team formations)
- 防卫 fángwèi — to defend; defensive; defense
- 防守 fángshǒu — to defend; to protect (against)
- 防御 fángyù — defense; protective measures; fortification
- 防护 fánghù — to defend; to protect (against harm, danger, contamination, etc.)
- 防汛 fángxùn — flood control; measures to prevent or deal with floods
- 防火墙 fánghuǒqiáng — firewall (network security system that blocks/controls access)
- 防疫 fángyì — to prevent epidemics; epidemic prevention
- 防盗 fángdào — to guard against theft; to prevent stealing
- 防范 fángfàn — to guard against; to take precautions; to guard
- 阳历 yánglì — solar calendar; Western (Gregorian) calendar
- 阳性 yángxìng — positive (test result; e.g. medical/biological tests)
- 阴历 yīnlì — lunar calendar
- 阴影 yīnyǐng — shadow (lit.); figurative shadow/influence; CL: 道
- 阴性 yīnxìng — negative (test result); indicating absence of a condition
- 阴暗 yīnàn — dim; dark; shaded; gloomy (physically or figuratively)
- 阴谋 yīnmóu — to conspire; to plot
- 阵地 zhèndì — position (military); stronghold
- 阵容 zhènróng — troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc.)
- 阵营 zhènyíng — group of people on the same side in a dispute; camp; faction
- 阶层 jiēcéng — social class; stratum in society
- 阶梯 jiētī — flight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; a staged way to reach a goal
- 阶级 jiējí — social class; (a group's) class
- 阻力 zǔlì — resistance; opposition; drag (force opposing motion)
- 阻拦 zǔlán — to stop; to obstruct; to prevent someone from doing something or going somewhere
- 阻挠 zǔnáo — to thwart; to obstruct (someone's plan or action)
- 附 fù — to add; to append
- 附加 fùjiā — additional; extra
- 附和 fùhè — to agree with; to go along with (often echoing someone else's opinion)
- 附属 fùshǔ — subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated; subordinate
- 附带 fùdài — supplementary; additional; subsidiary
- 陆军 lùjūn — army; ground forces
- 陈列 chénliè — to display; to exhibit
- 陈旧 chénjiù — old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
- 陈述 chénshù — to state; to declare (facts, views, testimony)
- 降临 jiànglín — to descend; to arrive; to come (often literary or formal)
- 限定 xiàndìng — to restrict; to limit (to a specified range or group)
- 陡 dǒu — steep; precipitous
- 陡峭 dǒuqiào — steep; precipitous
- 院士 yuànshì — scholar; academician; fellow (of an academy)
- 除去 chúqù — to eliminate; to remove